Shallowater is 7-1 against River Road since November of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Shallowater Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the River Road Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Shallowater will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Friday, in a tight matchup that could have gone either way, Shallowater made off with a 21-20 win over Bushland.
Meanwhile, River Road lost to Dalhart on the road by a 35-19 margin on Friday. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Wolves recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
River Road's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Alex Warren, who rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and Malaki Miller, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Warren has become a key player for River Road: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 2-3 otherwise.
Even though they lost, River Road was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 266 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Shallowater has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for River Road, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Everything came up roses for Shallowater against River Road in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 56-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shallowater since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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